Astronomy Picture of the Day

   [1]Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our
      fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation
                    written by a professional astronomer.

                                2022 June 17
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                       Good Morning Planets from Chile
       Image Credit & [3]Copyright: [4]Elke Schulz (Daniel Verschatse
                                Observatory)

   Explanation: On June 15, innermost planet Mercury had wandered about as
   far from the Sun as it ever gets [5]in planet Earth's sky. Near the
   eastern horizon just before sunrise it stands over distant Andes
   mountain peaks in [6]this predawn snapshot from the valley of Rio
   Hurtado in Chile. June's other morning planets are arrayed above it, as
   all the naked-eye planets of the Solar System stretch in a line
   [7]along the ecliptic in the single wide-field view. Tilted toward the
   north, the Solar System's ecliptic plane arcs steeply through southern
   hemisphere skies. Northern hemisphere early morning risers will see the
   [8]lineup of planets along the ecliptic at a shallower angle tilting
   toward the south. From both hemispheres [9]June's beautiful morning
   planetary display finds the visible planets in order of their
   increasing [10]distance from the Sun.

                      Tomorrow's picture: light-weekend
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References

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   3. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html#srapply
   4. https://www.elke-schulz.com/about-elke/
   5. https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/mercury-before-sunrise-greatest-elongation-west/
   6. https://www.elke-schulz.com/planetary-party/
   7. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap170225.html
   8. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap220420.html
   9. https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/visible-planets-tonight-mars-jupiter-venus-saturn-mercury/
  10. https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/solar-system/our-solar-system/overview/
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  17. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod.rss
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  22. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/faculty/Nemiroff.html
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